general store
noun
: a retail store located usually in a small or rural community that carries a wide variety of goods including groceries but is not divided into departments
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Shop or just peruse unique Adirondack items at Wide River Antiques and Uniques (open seasonally), and head to Hoss’s Country Corner for souvenirs, supplies, grocery items such as local cheeses, and the classic general store experience.
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Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025
What started as a tiny general store selling locally made goods and sustainable living products has expanded to include a full-service coffee bar and bakery.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2025
Main Street has a bookshop with a large children’s section, a toy store, and a general store to poke around in, while Smugglers’ Notch offers seriously cool climbable rock formations and unbeatable fall foliage.
—Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 6 Dec. 2025
There was a school, a hospital, a police station, an old-people’s home, and a general store.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
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Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025
What started as a tiny general store selling locally made goods and sustainable living products has expanded to include a full-service coffee bar and bakery.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2025
Main Street has a bookshop with a large children’s section, a toy store, and a general store to poke around in, while Smugglers’ Notch offers seriously cool climbable rock formations and unbeatable fall foliage.
—Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 6 Dec. 2025
There was a school, a hospital, a police station, an old-people’s home, and a general store.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for general store
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“General store.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20store. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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